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Global Francophone Cities (FREN20025)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
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This subject offers an overview of the history, geography, and culture of a range of cities across the French-speaking world. Students will be introduced to key concepts and debates in Urban Studies and Globalised City Studies and will apply them to a Francophone context. Each city will be analysed through a different lens, allowing students to reflect on how themes such as memory, migration, language, and religion have an impact on the cityscape in the Francophone world. Cities to be explored include Algiers, Fort-de-France, and Montreal. Students will examine a range of contemporary, multimedia material set in different Francophone cities, including novels, films, images, comics, and monuments. The assessment tasks will allow students to apply their theoretical knowledge of Urban Studies and Globalised City Studies as developed throughout the subject to a range of Francophone cities through written, oral, and digital assignments. The subject will be taught and assessed in French.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the history, geography, and culture of a range of Francophone cities
- Have gained overview of key concepts in Urban Studies and Globalised City Studies and be able to apply them to the Francophone context
- Have reflected critically on the legacies of French colonialism and its impact on the built environment of different Francophone cities
- Have learned to analyse closely a range of material in French in different media and genre and carry out their own research on these sources
- Have learned to write and present in French for different audiences, thus developing their French-language skills at B2/C1 level of the Common European Framework for Languages
- Have developed multimedia skills to produce a webpage in the form of an online exhibition.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to communicate knowledge articulately and concisely through tutorial discussion, essay and assignment writing, and in-class presentations
- Have developed written communication skills and learnt to write for general and academic audiences through essay and assignment writing
- Have developed oral communication skills and gained in confidence when speaking in public through tutorial discussion and in-class presentations
- Have learnt critical thinking and analytical skills through assignment preparation and completion
- Be able to use multimedia skills to design and create a webpage through assignment preparation and completion
- Be able to plan their work and use their time efficiently through managing and organising workloads.
Last updated: 5 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of 12.5 credit points of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREN10003 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN10007 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN20002 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN20017 | French 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN30004 | French 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN20018 | Intensive French 3 and 4 | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| FREN10006 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN20001 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN30003 | French 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN10009 | French 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN20023 | French 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FREN30022 | French 8 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 5 April 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Individual oral presentation in French (10 minutes)
| From Day 3 to Day 6 | 25% |
Online exhibition in French
| Week 10 | 25% |
Written essay in French
| During the examination period | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 5 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Antonia Wimbush Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total of 30 hours: 1 X 1 hour lecture and 1 X 1.5 hour seminar per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
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Last updated: 5 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A range of written and audio-visual materials will be used as primary material in each session; these will be made available to students on Canvas. Secondary reading will also be recommended to students and will be made available on Canvas/via the library.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major French Studies Specialisation (formal) French Studies Specialisation (formal) French Minor French Studies minor Specialisation (formal) French Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 5 April 2024